The American people are going to be ready for an era of realism. Theyve seen the consequences of having too many big ideas.

Quote by James Carville

Topics: Ideas Quotes, Realism Quotes

No one will ever accuse James Carville of taking himself seriously.

No one will ever accuse James Carville of taking himself seriously.

When you become famous, being famous becomes your profession.

When you become famous, being famous becomes your profession.

You've asked for forgiveness. This letter is to inform you that, on the heels of...

You've asked for forgiveness. This letter is to inform you that, on the heels of...

If you want to be angry at Gore, be angry at him for not fighting...

If you want to be angry at Gore, be angry at him for not fighting...

Every day Catholics prove that you can be a good Catholic and a good Democrat...

Every day Catholics prove that you can be a good Catholic and a good Democrat...

Drag a $100 bill through a trailer camp and there's no telling what you will...

Drag a $100 bill through a trailer camp and there's no telling what you will...

If you didn't have some sense of idealism, then what is there to sustain you?

If you didn't have some sense of idealism, then what is there to sustain you?

When your opponent is drowning, throw the son of a bitch an anvil.

When your opponent is drowning, throw the son of a bitch an anvil.

I think Ralph Nader is the biggest liar in American politics when he said it...

I think Ralph Nader is the biggest liar in American politics when he said it...

Ideologies aren't all that important. What's important is psychology.

Ideologies aren't all that important. What's important is psychology.

You have to have sharp elbows if you want to change something.

You have to have sharp elbows if you want to change something.

The only thing I'm running for is the state line.

The only thing I'm running for is the state line.

As a result of that forgiveness, I will never criticize or attack any of your...

As a result of that forgiveness, I will never criticize or attack any of your...

I think the Democratic Party has the chronic problem of appearing to be weak, of...

I think the Democratic Party has the chronic problem of appearing to be weak, of...

We should not run away from religious teachings. We should run to them.

We should not run away from religious teachings. We should run to them.

I was against gay marriage until I realized I didn't have to get one.

I was against gay marriage until I realized I didn't have to get one.

You know there's nothing a Hill Democrat would rather do than criticize another Democrat. It...

You know there's nothing a Hill Democrat would rather do than criticize another Democrat. It...

I never saw a contradiction between the ideas that sustain me and the ideas of...

I never saw a contradiction between the ideas that sustain me and the ideas of...

In all affairs, love, religion, politics, or business, it's a healthy idea, now and then,...

In all affairs, love, religion, politics, or business, it's a healthy idea, now and then,...

Let your thoughts meander towards a sea of ideas.

Let your thoughts meander towards a sea of ideas.

It is far harder to kill a phantom than a reality

It is far harder to kill a phantom than a reality